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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: Aburi Mark <a.kbrima086@msn.com>
Reply-To: maburi@voila.fr
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:32:50 +0000
Subject: Urgent Respond Please

Urgent Respond Please
 
Dear Friend,
 
I am contacting you to see if we can make a deal, My name is (Dr.Aburi Mark),I discovered an unclaimed inheritance fund ($5.5 Million) in our bank, Actually I don’t have to involve myself officially because of my job, but I know what will be required to release the fund to you and we shall share in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.
 
Finally, should you be interested to operate this project with me,reply urgently and i will give you the full details for us to move forward and The secret is bound between me and you.
 
 
Please get back to me with the following information via e-mail for more details:
 
 
FULL NAME: ............................
CONTACT ADDRESS: ................
NATIONALITY: ........................
PHONE NUMBER: ......................
OCCUPATION:......................
AGE/SEX: ...........................
Best regards,
Dr.Aburi Mark
Call Me For More Information +22671524355
 

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